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Wondering if I have a temperature issue. I double confirmed no boost or drive pressure leaks with a smoke machine. Now that it has warmed up, I'm noticing power is up and don't seem to be using fuel at the same rate but haven't fuel up yet to have a calculation. Seems pretty fast to stop using winter fuel, as it suddenly got warmer I think there is more to the temperature.
Wondering if I have a temperature issue. I double confirmed no boost or drive pressure leaks with a smoke machine. Now that it has warmed up, I'm noticing power is up and don't seem to be using fuel at the same rate but haven't fuel up yet to have a calculation. Seems pretty fast to stop using winter fuel, as it suddenly got warmer I think there is more to the temperature.
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I notice with my truck, the physically colder it is outside, (IE less then 20 degrees) the worse my fuel mileage gets. Alot of that is highway, and cruise set at 60 mph. My boss joked with me about that, but with air being more dense at colder temperatures, theres a possibility with our un aerodynamic body, that the wind resistance it takes to push our trucks through the colder, denser air, could very well have a negative affect on our mpgs.
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I notice with my truck, the physically colder it is outside, (IE less then 20 degrees) the worse my fuel mileage gets. Alot of that is highway, and cruise set at 60 mph. My boss joked with me about that, but with air being more dense at colder temperatures, theres a possibility with our un aerodynamic body, that the wind resistance it takes to push our trucks through the colder, denser air, could very well have a negative affect on our mpgs.
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Most winters i even have to also block off the rad to get the temps up.
Depends on how the truck is being used. (no/light loads = to cold)
Bill
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